Analysis
Secondaries Preview: Strong LP stakes dealflow, strategy specialisation to come in 2023
With some managers overexposed to single-asset GP-led deals, secondaries GPs are taking stock of opportunities for next year
Private equity players warn of fundraising “shake-out”
Attendees at IPEM 2022 are bracing for challenging fundraising market to continue into 2023
LP Profile: YielCo preps for influx of special situations opportunities
Fund-of-funds and co-investment manager has set eyes on technology and turnaround cases
Q&A: Octopus Ventures on consumer investing in times of recession
Partner Rebecca Hunt on the VC’s approach to consumer tech deals and how household savings, pricing down will see businesses through the crisis
Q&A: Syz Capital's Marc Syz on PE fundraising and alternative asset allocations
Alternatives manager discusses topics including US interest in Europe, and the challenges ahead for large-cap buyout strategies
Second-hand: could continuation vehicles become ‘SPACs of 2022’?
As the pace of secondary fundraising and deals gains momentum, some challenges start to arise
C’est la rentrée: PEs line up French deals despite adverse market
Local economy managed to stay comparatively strong compared to sluggish global growth and inflationary pressures
GP Profile: Tyrus Capital plans secondaries deployment drive
Mature and tail-end secondaries opportunities on the rise with motivated sellers seeking to organise their portfolios, Gunter Waldner tells Unquote
GP Profile: Emeram eyes portfolio development amidst macro uncertainty
With future fundraising on the cards, German sponsor is assessing new deals and exits in technology and software, value-added services and consumer
Buy now, realise later - sponsors go on spending spree amid exit lull
Mounting dry powder sees GPs turn to primary buyouts, P2Ps and carve-outs, although exit pressure remains
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Growth equity’s mounting momentum
Bregal Milestone’s Cyrus Shey and HPE Growth’s Manfred Krikke discuss investing, operational support and what's next for the industry
GP Profile: Tikehau’s Aerofondo set for aerospace industry take-off after first deal from debut fund
Spanish aerospace strategy aims to attract total commitments of EUR 150m-EUR 200m, with strategic LPs already in place
GP Profile: Greenpeak Partners on emerging manager fundraising and specialisation
Buy-and-build specialist looks for portfolio add-ons as it contemplates hitting the road for a new fund in 2023
Foreign GPs step up for large Italian deals – panel
Interest from international players is growing across a variety of sectors, but political uncertainty looms
Sidekick spinoffs: Insurtech scale-ups attract PE interest
Investment set to break EUR 1.1bn mark this year as sponsors seek for rising stars
GP Profile: MCP steps up DACH and international focus ahead of next fundraise
ESG and continued expansion of its international LP base also on the agenda, managing partner Inna Gehrt tells Unquote
VC Profile: Vektor Partners backs tech mobility transformation with new fund
VC’s debut fund has a EUR 175m hard-cap and aims to back startups with initial tickets of EUR 3m-EUR 5m
Sponsors brave the storm amid drop in financial services M&A
GP buyouts in the financial services space reached a two-year high in H1 2022 as rising financing costs and a brewing recession cloud the sector's M&A outlook
PE fundraising pipeline offers hope amidst slowdown in H1 2022
Final closes down by almost half so far this year, but a number of "mega-cap" vehicles in coming months could still bolster 2022 fundraising
Corporates best placed for autumn IPO window as sponsors sit out
GPs expected to continue to ditch listings in the short term in favour of sale exits, longer holding periods
Deft deployment, creative exits drive PE agenda into H2 2022
Take-privates, bolt-on opportunities and demand for resilient healthcare and technology assets offer hope for challenging second half of the year
Women lead push for diversity in PE, M&A
Supporting diverse hires and leadership, as well as opening up networks, remain key
VC Profile: Octopus backs pre-seed ecocystem with fresh fund
Fund is headed by Kirsten Connell and Maria Rotilu and has extended its hard cap to GBP 15m following a first close
GP Profile: Ergon hones in on long-term trends, ESG agenda
The European mid-market sponsor is eyeing growing and resilient businesses with its EUR 800m Fund V
